Kevin Yates (born 6 November 1972 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is an English rugby union player who plays at Prop for Nice in the French Fédérale 1.

He also played in the 1998 Heineken Cup Semi-final against Pau, but did not feature in the final against CA Brive.

[6] In 2007 he was called up for England's tour of South Africa alongside Saracens teammates Matt Cairns and Andy Farrell.

[7] Due to Nick Wood being injured, Yates started against South Africa, a record period of time between caps.

At the end of the 2007–08 season he moved to Nice, where he plays alongside Dan Luger and Will Johnson.